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Fossil fuels are losing ground to renewable energy in Europe

The Verge: Energy

Wind turbines and power lines can be seen against the evening sky near Leuna, Germany on October 4th, 2022. What’s encouraging is it’s just continuing that structural decline in fossil fuels,” says Sarah Brown, Ember’s Europe program director. Image: Ember An often unsung hero in this story is energy efficiency.

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Hydro Review: Commercializing a New Small Hydropower Technology

Renewable Energy World

Natel Energy has developed a new small hydropower turbine technology that offers an environmentally friendly and compact, modular hydro generation system. Natel understood that a huge economic barrier to the practical deployment of renewable hydropower lies in the danger to fish represented by spinning turbine blades. By Lise Houston.

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Brookfield Renewable, Plug Power partner on hydropower-fueled hydrogen plant

Renewable Energy World

and is expected to be online by late 2022, with construction slated to begin by in the first quarter of 2022. The post Brookfield Renewable, Plug Power partner on hydropower-fueled hydrogen plant appeared first on Renewable Energy World. The plant will be located along the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania, U.S.,

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Statkraft announces plans to build 51.6-MW Los Lagos hydropower plant in Chile

Renewable Energy World

MW Los Lagos hydropower plant in Chile. The construction is planned to commence in August and completion is scheduled for second half of 2022. Statkraft announces it has decided to start construction of the 51.6-MW

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How Patagonia helped save Europe's last wild river - and navigated a path for others to follow

Business Green

From its source in the Pindos Mountains in north-west Greece to its meeting with the Adriatic Sea in Albania, the Vjosa river flows uninterrupted for more than 270 kilometres, making it the longest free-flowing river in Europe outside of Russia. But the campaign of resistance appears to have paid off. But the picture is much more complicated.

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Analysis: Warm weather and renewables push UK emissions down 3.4 per cent in 2022

Business Green

Carbon Brief analysis of preliminary data suggests UK territorial emissions fell for the ninth time in 10 years in 2022, but much work remains to bring country into line with net zero goals UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 3.4 above normal, which led to a reduction in demand for heat and power from buildings in 2022, and therefore emissions.

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£1 million grant for novel hydro energy storage system

Envirotec Magazine

The fluid used in the system is 2½ times denser than water (similar in viscosity to cream) and is therefore able to provide 2½ times the power and 2½ times the energy when compared to conventional low-density hydro-power systems that rely on water and operate in the Scottish Highlands, Wales and across Europe.

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